Armenian church hosted the body of American journalist killed in Turkey

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 5, ARMENPRESS: The relatives of American woman Sarai Sierra in her thirties stabbed to death have laid the victim's ashes to rest in Istanbul Armenian Church ofThree Altersbefore heading to the United States. As Armenpress reports citing HaberTurk TV website, Sierra was killed in Istanbul when on her two week vacation to Turkey,while taking photosin one of the historical places.

Strangers hit her on her head with stone, raped unconsciousness woman12 days long and eventuallykilled her. The TV channel reports, Sierra's husband and brother who came to take her body to Homeland, expressed willingness to lay her body to rest in Armenian church.CNN, ABC, Fox News and CBS televisions made reports from the site of the murder of American woman.

Istanbul Prosecutor General Husin Kaplan told the reporters a criminal case into the murder of Sarai Sierra was launched, an investigation is currently on. In his words 21 people have already been detained as part of an investigation. State Department spokeswoman VictoriaNuland announced U.S. national security officers are joining efforts together with Turkish side aimed at discovering the murder of Sarai Sierra.